The Interwar Years

Use the following events to answer the question below:

- the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

- the Russian Revolution

- the creation of the National German Socialist Party (the Nazis)

These events are ALL examples of which of the following?

• nationalism

• militarism

• imperialism

• terrorism

A ____________ state is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual and cultural lives of its citizens.

• totalitarian

• absolute

• republic

• democratic

The Allied Powers' policy of _______________________________ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of Adolf Hitler's reasonable demands would maintain peace on the European continent.

• appeasement

• resistance

• blitzkrieg

• containment

Before entering both World War I and World War II, the United States of America had practiced a policy of __________________, or avoiding the affairs of other countries.

• isolationism

• participation

• nonagression

• curiosity

The "Final Solution" of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany included ___________________.

• concentration camps, death camps and mobile killing units

• less restrictive laws benefiting Germany's Jewish population

• opening a second front in Western Europe

• deportation of Jews from all over the European continent

Which of the following quotes would BEST describe the ideas of Joseph Stalin?

• "I will eliminate anyone that opposes me."

• "Fascism is the strongest form of government."

• "I should protect the people's rights."

• "Without the consent of the people, it is impossible to truly rule."

- secret police

- threats

- violence

- the restriction of rights

These actions, described above, BEST describe what type of government?

• totalitarian

• democracy

• socialism

• unitarianism

Which of the following actions did Benito Mussolini take after he became the leader of Italy?

• He began to use terror and violence to enforce his policies.

• He legalized the use of strikes and boycotts.

• He allowed for multiple political parties.

• He ended the relationship between the government and industrial business leaders.

Which of the following nations will be treated extremely harshly by the Treaty of Versailles?

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Japan

The __________________ will be created as a result of the Russian Revolution.

• Soviet Union

• Allied Powers

• Triple Entente

• Second World War